View report page

36
Total No. of houses in the
Borough (Census 1921.) 23,248
No. of houses occupied by the
working classes. 23,000
(Approx.)
(a) On account of
complaints or
No. of illness (P.H.
houses Act) 7,618
inspected (b) House-to-house
(Housing Consolidated
Regulations,
1925) 1,211
No. of
notices
served (a) Under P.H. Act:(i) Intimation 4,769
(ii) Statutory 1,725
(b) Under Housing
Act Nil.
No. of houses repaired or
nuisances remedied under
P.H. Act, 1891 4,453
No. of houses
repaired under (a) By owners Nil.
Sec. 3 of (b) By L.A. in
Housing Act, default of
1925 owners Nil.
No. of houses closed on notice
by owner that they could
not be made fit Nil.
No. of
houses (a) Erected during
for the year 87
working (6) In course of
classes erection 116
No. of representations by
Medical Officer or other
person Nil.
No. of houses included in such
representations Nil.
No. of Closing Orders made Nil.
No. of Closing Orders determined
(i.e., houses made fit) Nil.
No. of Demolition Orders Nil.
(a) In pursuance
No. of of Orders Nil.
houses
demolished .(b) Voluntarily Nil.
Underground Rooms. Overcrowding.
No. illegally occupied Nil. No. of cases of overcrowding
found *64
No. closed or illegal occupation No. remedied *6
discontinued Nil. No. of prosecutions Nil.
*Excluding re-housing cases reported by L.C.C.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
No. on register 126
No. of inspections made 250
No. of prosecutions 2
(i) £1 penalty; £2 2a. costs.
(ii) Prohibition Order made; £5 penalty, and £2 8s. costs.
Two further prosecutions in respect of (ii) for non-compliance
with Magistrate's Orders:—
(а) £2 penalty, and £2 2s. costs.
(b) £2 penalty.